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Cornerstone Theatre

Cornerstone Theatre is a historic stone building at Queen and George Streets in downtown St. John’s. Built around 1860–61 as a fishermen’s hall and exhibition centre, it later served religious and school uses and became the city’s oldest surviving theatre, with distinctive gabled and arched-stone architecture.

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What is Cornerstone Theatre?

Cornerstone Theatre is a historic stone building at Queen and George Streets in downtown St. John’s. Built around 1860–61 as a fishermen’s hall and exhibition centre, it later served religious and school uses and became the city’s oldest surviving theatre, with distinctive gabled and arched-stone architecture.

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